December 4, 2008
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
First, a clarification. It seems that the comment that my aerobics instructor made yesterday about “using new ones to get old ones” didn’t make sense to anyone. So, it wasn’t just my lack of coffee that made it seem deep and confusing!! She was trying to say that if we didn’t try out different CDs for workouts once in awhile, we wouldn’t discover great new CDs that we would love enough to use over and over again…..making them into “old ones.”
Don’t you feel so much better now that we’ve cleared that up???
You know what I haven’t done in awhile? Gushed profusely about Target. Man, I love that place. Today, I had to make a stop first at the dollar store (horribly depressing experience), then at the Evil Empire that is WalMart (I know, I know….but don’t worry — I didn’t buy anything. I walked out in disgust as I do 9 times out of 10), and then finally…….(birds chirping, angels singing)…….Target. Aaaah.
Aside from the general pleasant atmosphere and airy hipness, there is something specific that I want to tout about Target. The hand dryers in the bathroom. Have you EXPERIENCED these things??? Our Target was remodeled last year, and these were added in the process. They are the shiniest silver metal and they are labeled with something like “XTREME.” These things are so powerful that they kind of make you feel like the ol’ Memorex guy when you press the button. Remember him?
Most hand dryers leave you with damp hands, wet marks on your thighs where you try to dry the damp hands, OR reaching for a paper towel anyway. Oh, Target….thanks for drying our hands properly and saving some trees in the process.
Comments (8)
You’re so right, those hand dryers at Target are awesome! And so is Target! If only they could have a WHOLE grocery store in them, then Walmart would be totally useless rather than mostly useless.
Those hand dryers are serious business. The skin on my hands ripple.
Oh, yeah, Target has some serious hand dryers!
I bought four boxes of chocolate doughnut holes at Walmart today, to feed the kids at the play performance tonight. I’m sort of nervous about the director’s reaction to the boxes (he’s described himself as a socialist; I can’t imagine he’s a fan of Walmart); I’m thinking about moving them to a cloth bag
Am now planning to visit the restroom next time I’m at Target, whether I have to pee or not.
Someone JUST sent me a text today that said, “is it real, or is it Memorex”?
I love Target too! And while I too am often depressed by the dollar store, Ilm often delighted by the dollar deals section at Target. And then there’s their snappy commericials…my husband always sings along with the Dolly Parton one
@ordinarybutloud - Spoooooky!
@thisistam - I don’t know the Dolly Parton one! Maybe they customize their commercials by region! That Target, so innovative.
Interesting. I have never tried the bathrooms at Target. I’ll have to pay them a visit.